Press



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J. R. DEVOR.

PRESS.

Patented Jan'. 2, 1883.

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J. R. DBVOR.

W1 TJVESSFS @tren STATES JAMES n.

DEVOR, OF GOSHEN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARD S. NORTON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PRESS.

SPECIFICATION foimng part of Letters Patent No. 269,922, dated January 2, 1883.

(No model.)

10 all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES R. DEVOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goshen, in the county ofElkhart and State of indiana, have invented a new and useful Press, of which the following is a specitication, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure lis a plan view of my improved press with parts broken away so as to show the construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on the line m x, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line y y. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a section ot' the track, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the' partition-plates or diaphragms.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to an improved machine for pressing` and solidifjing bran and other similar matter into blocks or cakes which may be readily handled and marketed; audit consists in the improved construction of said' press, which will beliereiiiafter fully described, and particulai ly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the base of the machine, which is circular, as shown, and has a circular track, B, consisting` of A-shaped rails, which support several sets of V-grooved wheels, C, connected in pairs by shafts or axles D.

E E are two concentric rings, the under sides of which are V-shaped, so as to enable them to rest, as sliowu, upon the wheels O. The inner sides of the rings E have shoulders F, supporting a large circular trough or box, G, which forms the press-box. The outer sides of said rings have ilanges H, the upper sides of which are provided with teeth or cogs l. The bottom of the box or trough Gr has transverse or radial openings or slots J, in which are litted thevertically-slidingpartition-platesordiaphra-gms K. which are provided at theirfends with vertical guides L,n1oving in recesses M in the sides of the box or trough.

The plates K are provided with downwardprojecting stems N, extending through brackets O under the bottom of the box. Springs P are coiled upon said stems between the brackets O and the bottom of the box, said springs serving to force the partition-plates or clined plane W terminates.

diaphragms in an upward direction till their upper edges are level with the top of the box.

The upper ends of the guides L, whichproject above the top of the box. may berounded or provided with friction-rollers Q.

Pt is a largeroller, mounted upon a shaft, S, transversely over the box Gr, in which the said roller It is nicelyT tted some distance above the bottoni. The shaft S has its bearings in brackets or uprights T at the sides ofthe box or trough, and said shaft is provided with gearwheels U, meshing with the teeth or cogs upon the anged rings E. By thisconslruc tion, when the shaft S revolves the gear-wheels U,engagingthe cogs I, cause the flanged rings E, supporting the box or trough G, to revolve in a horizontal plane under the roller lt. The brackets or uprights 'l Ialso support an inclined plane, V, fitted nicely between the sides of the press box or trough, with its upper end rounded or beveled and placed closely in contact with the roller Pt. Said inclined plane serves. in conjunction with the pressbox,to compress the material placed iu 4the latter. The lower end of the inclined plane V ofcourse terminates a distance above the bottom of the press-box equal to the thickness it is desired to make the blocks or cakes.

Wis another inclined plane parallel to V, and arranged above the press-box just in rear of said plane V. The plane W is of such width as to act upon the friction-rollers Q at the upper ends of the guides L of the vertically-moving diaphragms K. The latter, it will be observed, have, by passing under the plane V, been forced down to within a short distance of the bottom of the press-box, and the plane NV is so arranged in relation to the said diaphragms as to force them down flush with the bottoniI of the press-box.

X is a third inclined plane, the lower or front end of which rests Aupon the bottom of the press-box just below the point at which the in- Its upper end is placed in contact with an endless belt or apron, B', mounted upon suitable rollers in a tangential position in relation to the press-box, and serving to 4carry the pressed material away from the press.

The material to be pressed is fed into the loo box G just in front of the roller or cylinder R through a spout, Y, or in an suitable convenient manner.

Then the revolving trough or press-box is suiicently large t\vo or more sets of the compressing-rollers, inclined planes, and other mechanism may be used in connection with it, as illustrated in the drawings, where four such sets have been shown, makingacontinuouslyacting quadruple press of great power and capacity.

Motion may be imparted to the drive-shafts S in any suitable manner-for instance, asin thc drawin gs-from a centrally-located masterwheel, Z, engaging! gear-wheels A upon the inner ends of the shafts S.

From the toregoingdescription, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed,the operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. The material enters the press-box in frontof roller 1t, by which it is compacted or packed in the compartments formed by the diaphragms K, which latter are also forced down ward ly b v the said roller. The inclined plane V serves to compress the matcrial which is forced or fed under it bythe diaphragms K. rlhe latter are then, by the action ofthe inclined plane W, forced down Hush with the bottom ot' the box, from which the compressed material is then removed by the inclined plane X and belt or apron B.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl. The circular horizontally-revolving press box or trough, having vertically-slidingr trans verse partitions or diaphragms, in combination with suitable compressing mechanism, and mea-ns for removing the, compressed matter from the press-box, as set forth.

i?. The circular horizontalIy-revolving press box or trough, having.,r vertically-slidinf;r trailsverse partitions or diaphragms, in combination with the roller or cylinder R, inclined plane V, and mechanism for depressing the diaphragms flush with the bottom ofthe press box, as set forth.

3. The combinationof the base A, having track B, the V-grooved wheels G, the rings E, having,r V'sha-ped under sides, shoulders F, and toothed tlanges H, and the press-box G, as set forth.

4. The combination of the press-box G,l1av ing recesses M, and brackets O, with the vertically-slidingdiaphragms K,having guides L, provided with friction-rollers` Q, and stems N, the springs P, and the inclined plane W, as set forth.

5. The combination of the rings E, havitngr toothed flanges H, the press-box G, having vertically-sliding diaphragms K. the shaft S, having roller 1t and gear-wheels U, and suitable operating mechanism, as set forth.

6. The combination of the revolving press box having;r vertically-sliding diaphragms, the rollerlt, inclined planes V, W, and Xml-ranged as herein described, and the endless apron or belt B', as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination ot' the circular horizontally-revolving press-box, the radial shafts S, carrying compressing-rollers R. and acentrally-located master-wheel engaging gear-wheels upon the inner ends of the said shafts S, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto atlixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES ROWLANI) DEVON.

Witnesses:

A. S. Zoon, .1. A. SIMMo-Ns. 

